井底之蛙
jǐng dǐ zhī wā
Pinyin

Definition

井底之蛙
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jǐng dǐ zhī wā
  1. the frog at the bottom of the well (idiom)
  2. fig. a person of limited outlook and experience

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

之
zhī
  1. 1 (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])
  2. 2 him
  3. 3 her
  4. 4 it
之前
zhī qián
  1. 1 before
  2. 2 prior to
  3. 3 ago
  4. 4 previously
  5. 5 beforehand
之后
zhī hòu
  1. 1 afterwards
  2. 2 following
  3. 3 later
  4. 4 after
之间
zhī jiān
  1. 1 between
  2. 2 among
  3. 3 inter-
到底
dào dǐ
  1. 1 finally
  2. 2 in the end
  3. 3 when all is said and done
  4. 4 after all
  5. 5 to the end
  6. 6 to the last

Idioms (20)

一丘之貉
yī qiū zhī hé
  1. 1 jackals of the same tribe (idiom); fig. They are all just as bad as each other.
一之为甚
yī zhī wéi shèn
  1. 1 once is more than enough (idiom)
一年之计在于春
yī nián zhī jì zài yú chūn
  1. 1 the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom)
  2. 2 early planning is the key to success
一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳
yī nián bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéng
  1. 1 bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy
一技之长
yī jì zhī cháng
  1. 1 proficiency in a particular field (idiom)
  2. 2 skill in a specialized area (idiom)

Sample Sentences

精酿啤酒是啥？恕我一井底之蛙，还真是第一次听到呢。
jīngniàngpíjiǔ shì shá ？shù wǒ yī jǐngdǐzhīwā ，hái zhēnshi dìyīcì tīngdào ne 。
What is craft beer? Forgive my ignorance of the wider world, it’s really the first time I’ve heard of it.
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那你知道井底之蛙的故事要告诉我们一个什么样的道理吗？
nà nǐ zhīdào jǐngdǐzhīwā de gùshi yào gàosu wǒmen yī ge shénmeyàng de dàolǐ ma ？
Then do you know what kind of moral the story of a 'frog in a well' teaches us?
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青蛙王子？他住在井里吗？爸爸说，青蛙住在井里，所以是井底之蛙。
qīngwā wángzǐ ？tā zhù zài jǐng lǐ ma ？bàba shuō ，qīngwā zhù zài jǐng lǐ ，suǒyǐ shì jǐngdǐzhīwā 。
The frog prince? Does he live in a well? Dad says that frogs live in wells, and so there's the 'frog at the bottom of a well'.
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妈妈，那青蛙王子是井底之蛙吗？
māma ，nà qīngwā wángzǐ shì jǐngdǐzhīwā ma ？
Mom, then is the frog prince a frog at the bottom of a well.
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哦。那我不要做井底之蛙。
ò 。nà wǒ bù yào zuò jǐngdǐzhīwā 。
Oh. Well, then I don't want to be a frog at the bottom of a well.
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